Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-05-16

May Is. Music will be furnished by
Bigelow's orchestra.
NewpOrt Center.
j. G.. Gilbert was quite badly hurt
recently, while wrestling.
Lena Conner only child of Fred
Conner, was bitten by a large dog
recently.
The G.. A. r. had a supper Tues
day eve, and gave the proceeds to
Rev. Mr.. Soules.
Our village schools have common
ced. with Miss Crandall of jay, and
Miss Jones of this place as teachers.
Memorial day will be observed
here as usual with appropriate ser
vices. Col. VIM. r. Rowell of
Methuen. Mass, will deliver the ora
ton. Further notice will be given
as soon as arrangements are complete.
The creamery commenced opera
lions Nav 9th. The officers for this
year are Daniel Perkins, president :;
Fred Hildreth, clerk and treasurer :;
d. L. Hildreth, Frank Miller and
VIM. Burnap, statesmen. Fred Con-
ner has moved into the creamery
and will board the butter makers.
We$tfieId.
A girl baby adds to the happiness
of Julius Davis family.
Thomas Gilbert, I'd, has moved
from Lowell to Ed. Boynton's house.
Rodney r. Foster has sold his
place on West Hill to Frank Martin
and bought the Wilbur Hadlock
farm.
Geo. r. Hoyt intends to keep a
store so we'll filled with a desirable
stock of goods that nobody can do
otherwise than give him patronage.
See his big ad. in this paper.
Mr.. Charles Mitchell's folks, who
have been sick with diphtheria buried
their three-years-old son last week.
The rest of the family are well now,
and there are no other cases in town.
We@tHnOre.
Chas. Atkins bid off the j. P.
Lyon farm at $3.50.
School commenced last Monday,
Miss Edie Dewey of Barton, teacher.
The ice broke up in Willoughby
lake the 4th, twelve days later than
last year.
W. B. Guild has purchased the
Geo. Robinson place and is using it
for a pasture.
G. W. Lyon has rented his farm
to d. H. Fox and will move to his
farm in Derby.
A. W. Lyon has an increase Of
pension and draws $1,000 back pay.
We all rejoice with him.
Miller & Huse of Beebe Plain, are
delivering a large number of fruit
trees in this town this spring.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
st. j OhnSbury.
Mrs. W. ]. Stanton of North Danville,
fell near the corner of Eastern Avenue
and Railroad street Monday, and broke
a wrist.
NJ. W. Angler started Tuesday for a
months trip in the west. He will stop
at the St. JohnsburY Pilgrims Mecca,
Minneapolis, and go AS far as Dakota.
Two sons of Henry Lafont, one s and
the other 10, were run over on Maple
street Monday evening and the younger
one was quite severely injured.
Hardwiclx.
town. OF this number only twenty-nine
have been licensed.
Edwin Reed, our village shoemaker,
has been granted a pension of 81 per
month, with $500 arrears.
AnIory Dawson of Craftsbury, a we'll
known dealer in cattle, has been in town
the present week buying farrow cows
and young stock.
We understand that Walter A. Dutton,
Esq, proposes closing his law office
here and moving to So. Walden to en-
gage in farming for a time.
Rev. George L. Wells, for the last
three years pastor of the Methodist
church at Marshfield, has moved to this
place and occupies the house on the
road he recently purchased of c. c.
TibbettS and wife.
East Hard wick.
Grange meeting at H. BIake's last Tues
day with a good attendance.
Mr.. Russell has built him a house on
the river road above the Boardman bridge
and sold his house to Louis LeMere.
VIM. Hyde has bought five acres of
and of j. B. Livingston, adjoining the
Nathan Cheever place for $50 per acre.
Sutton.
Arthur Kincaid has gone to Chelsea,
Mass, to work.
Enoch Smith has moved from the mill
house to Caleb Moulton's house, near the
village.
DR.. Folsom of St. Johnsbury came here
Wednesday to visit Arnold Taft in con-
sultation with DIR. Colby. Mr. Taft re-
mains about the same
WheeIOck.
B. F. Taylor is repairing his house
VIM. Ranney is doing a job of grading
near his barn.
Geo. Davis who went to Jay lnmber-
ing last winter, does not return
DIR. CLARK of Derby was in town last
week looking after some property.-Geo.
Bradley of Minneapolis was here last
week.-Mrs.. b E. Squires her son